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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kopil Bora
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 March 1977}}
| birth_place = [[Assam, India]]
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| othername = * '''Kiku'''
* '''Mr. Perfectionist of Jollywood'''
| occupation = Actor, anchor, voice artist
| yearsactive = 2002 - present
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'''Kopil Bora''' ({{lang-as| '''কপিল বৰা'''}}) is an [[Cinema of Assam|Assamese]] actor, anchor and [[All India Radio]] voice artist. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's 2002 Assamese film ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'' and known for his performance in ''Mon'' (2002), ''[[Ahir Bhairav (film)|Ahir Bhairav]]'' (2008), ''[[Jetuka Pator Dore]]'' (2011) and ''[[Dwaar]]'' (2013).

==Early life==
Kopil Bora<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.creativica.in/interview/actor-kopil-bora-talks-to-creativica-about-his-journey-and-experiences |title=Actor Kopil Bora talks to Creativica about his journey and experiences |publisher=Creativica |date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> was born on 30 March. He went to high school at [[Don Bosco High School, Guwahati|Don Bosco High School]], [[Guwahati]] and later attended college at [[Cotton College, Guwahati|Cotton College]], Guwahati. He currently lives in Guwahati.<ref>[http://www.rupaliparda.com/english/who's-who/kapilbora.htm "Kapil Bora"]. Rupaliparda.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.</ref>

==Career==
===Feature films===
Kopil has acted in a host of [[Cinema of Assam|Assamese films]]. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'', released in 2002. Later in the same year his another film Bani Das' ''Mon'' got released. His other film credit includes ''[[Bidhata]]'' (2003), ''Kadambari'', ''[[Ahir Bhairav (film)|Ahir Bhairav]]'' (2008), ''[[Jeevan Baator Logori]]'' (2009), ''[[Jetuka Pator Dore]]'' (2011), ''[[Dwaar]]'' (2013), ''[[Raag: The Rhythm of Love]]'' (2014) etc. Critics praised his acting in 2013 film ''[[Dwaar]]''.<ref name="7sisReview">{{cite web | url=http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-the-voyage-of-a-turbulent-mind/ | title=Dwaar: The voyage of a turbulent mind | work=[[Seven Sisters Post]] | author=Sarmah, Chandan |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123081652/http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-the-voyage-of-a-turbulent-mind/ |archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref> In that film he portrayed a mentally unstable character older to his actual age, named Dwijen Bhattacharya.<ref name="7sis2">{{cite news | url=http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-opens-door-for-assamese-films-new-voyage/ | title=Dwaar opens door for Assamese films' new voyage | work=[[Seven Sisters Post]] | date=3 January 2012 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123014114/http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-opens-door-for-assamese-films-new-voyage/ |archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref>

=== Stage and television ===

Kopil Bora has acted in many plays. One of the notable ones is ''Narakor Gopan Kakhyat'' with [[Zerifa Wahid]], staged in Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati. It was an adaptation of the French play "[[No Exit|In Camera]]" by [[Jean-Paul Sartre]].<ref name=assam2007>[http://assam2007.blogspot.com/2008/01/cultural-news-related-to-assam-in-2007.html "Cultural news related to Assam in 2007"]. Assam in 2007. 23 January 2008.</ref> In another play with Zerifa Wahid, ''Pancharatna'', staged in Rabindra Bhawan, he played a bold theme of [[homosexual|gay]] boy troubled by his alternate sexuality. He was also associate director of a play called ''Agnibristi'' where he plays the lead role too, under Zerifa Wahid production, staged in Rabindra Bhawan. It was an adaptation of [[Girish Karnad]]'s play ''The Fire and the Rain''.

In television, Kopil acted in an eight-episode [[Hindi language|Hindi]] mini-series titled ''Manushi'' (with seven stories by [[Sahitya Akademi]] award winner [[Sneha Devi]]), directed by Sanjib Hazarika for [[Doordarshan]]. His other television credit includes ''Niyoror Phool'' on [[News Live (Indian TV channel)|News Live]]. He also hosted a spelling contest for children on [[Rang (TV Channel)|Rang]].

=== Mobile theatre ===
He debuted in [[Assam]]'s roaming theatre with ''Ashirbad Theatre''. He also acted in ''Rajmahal Theatre''. The list of plays includes "Surongor Xekhot", a drama which was aired in the [[All India Radio]] in the 1980s, "Surjyo" and "Bhai".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday1.php?sec=16&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2009-08-23 |title=The journey of mobile theatre begins |work=The Sentinel |date=23 August 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035813/http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday1.php?sec=16&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2009-08-23 |archivedate=19 July 2011}}</ref>

==Other interests==
===Compering and social causes===

[[File:Kopil Bora - TeachAIDS Recording Session.png|thumb|right|Kopil Bora records his voice for the Axomiya language version of [[TeachAIDS]] at Auditek Digital Recording Studio in Guwahati, Assam]]

Kapil had compered for Axom Idol - a Musical Talent search programme hosted in NE TV, Sur-Taal-Loy another Musical talent programme impressively anchored by Kapil Bora in association with [[Barsha Rani Bishaya]] and Surajit Malakar Guwahati - and various News years eve celebrations hosted in [[DD North-East|DD NE]] and participated in the cultural extravaganza in the closing function of the 33rd National games, held at Guwahati.<ref name=assam2007/>

Kapil Bora and Nishita Goswami, co-hosted the 3rd Darpan Mrs India North East title, the highly coveted beauty pageant for the married women in the North East, during a glittering function at the Pragjyotika ITA Centre auditorium for performing Arts.

In 2010, Kapil Bora provided the background narration for a 21-minute documentary film, ''Friends of Kaziranga'', which pays tribute to the forest guards of the Kaziranga National Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_friends-of-kaziranga-a-film-on-unsung-heroes-of-the-park_1355062 |title=Friends of Kaziranga- a film on unsung heroes of the park |publisher=DNA |date=4 March 2010}}</ref>

Bora also inaugurated a clothes bank at a function held at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati. The bank, which redistributes discarded clothes to the poor and needy, was launched by a city-based NGO, Xavier's Foundation, with the support of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi), which is a financial and development institution formed under the DoNER ministry.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081203/jsp/guwahati/story_10197328.jsp |title=Clothes bank set up to help the needy |work=The Telegraph |date=3 December 2008}}</ref>

===Endorsements===
Kapil Bora is the brand ambassador of CEC - an educational trust based in Guwahati. He has also done modelling for different assignments.

==Filmography==
=== films===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Director
|-
| 2002 || ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'' || Bidyut Chakravarty
|-
| 2002 || ''Mon'' || Bani Das
|-
| 2003 || ''Bidhata'' || [[Munin Barua]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Bukuwe Bisare]]'' || Dipankar Kashyap
|-
| 2005 || ''Astaraag'' || Siva Prasad Thakur
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Ahir Bhairav (film)|Ahir Bhairav]]'' || Siva Prasad Thakur
|-
| 2008 || ''Kadambari'' || Bani Das
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Jeevan Baator Logori]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtimes.org/social/entertainment/2717.html |title=Jeevan Baator Lagori - new Assamese film launched |work=Assam Times |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221094522/http://www.assamtimes.org/social/entertainment/2717.html |archive-date=21 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Timothy Das Hanche
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jetuka Pator Dore]]'' || Jadumoni Dutta
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Dwaar (2013 film)|Dwaar]]'' || Bidyut Chakravarty
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ajeyo]]'' || [[Jahnu Barua]]
|-
|2015 || ''Morisika'' || Nipon Dholua
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Raag: The Rhythm of Love]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.creativica.in/new-assamese-film-raag-the-rhythm-of-love |title=New Assamese film - Raag, the Rhythm of Love |publisher=Creativica |date=6 February 2014}}</ref> (2014) || [[Rajni Basumatary]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kothanodi]]'' || Bhaskar Hazarika
|-
|}

===Music videos and television===
#Jan Oi Joubon Doi
#Moromjaan (2007)
#Ure Pakhi Meli
#Ajanite Tumak
#Moromi Priya
#Rato Rani ([[Nepali language|Nepali]])
#Nargis (On the [[Assamese Muslim]] culture, by [[Biju Phukan]])
#Tora (produced by Nayan Nirban)
#Rongpuror Nasonir Bihu
#Niyoror Phool (Assamese serial)

== References ==
{{Commons category|Kapil Bora}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm6757897}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4Li1xKT3wzgIwA8y36CZA Kopil Bora on YouTube]

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[[Category:Assamese actors]]
[[Category:Assamese-language actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kamrup Metropolitan district]]
[[Category:Don Bosco schools alumni]]
[[Category:Cotton College, Guwahati alumni]]
[[Category:1977 births]]

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